javax.jdo.metadata
Interface IndexMetadata

All Superinterfaces:

Metadata

public interface IndexMetadata
extends Metadata

Represents an index.

Since:

3.0

Method Summary

ColumnMetadata[]	getColumns() Accessor for all column(s) defined on the index.
MemberMetadata[]	getMembers() Accessor for all member(s) defined on the index.
java.lang.String	getName() Accessor for the index name.
int	getNumberOfColumns() Accessor for the number of columns defined for this index.
int	getNumberOfMembers() Accessor for the number of fields/properties defined for this index.
java.lang.String	getTable() Accessor for the name of the table.
boolean	getUnique() Accessor for whether unique.
ColumnMetadata	newColumn() Add a new column for this index.
FieldMetadata	newFieldMetadata(java.lang.String name) Add a new field for this index.
PropertyMetadata	newPropertyMetadata(java.lang.String name) Add a new property for this index.
IndexMetadata	setName(java.lang.String name) Method to set the name of the index
IndexMetadata	setTable(java.lang.String table) Method to set the table name.
IndexMetadata	setUnique(boolean unique) Method to set whether it is unique.

Methods inherited from interface javax.jdo.metadata.Metadata

getExtensions, getNumberOfExtensions, getParent, newExtensionMetadata

Method Detail

setName

IndexMetadata setName(java.lang.String name)

Method to set the name of the index

Parameters:

name - Name of the index

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Accessor for the index name.

Returns:

The index name

setTable

IndexMetadata setTable(java.lang.String table)

Method to set the table name.

Parameters:

table - Table name

getTable

java.lang.String getTable()

Accessor for the name of the table.

Returns:

The name

setUnique

IndexMetadata setUnique(boolean unique)

Method to set whether it is unique.

Parameters:

unique - Unique?

getUnique

boolean getUnique()

Accessor for whether unique.

Returns:

Unique?

getColumns

ColumnMetadata[] getColumns()

Accessor for all column(s) defined on the index.

Returns:

The column(s)

newColumn

ColumnMetadata newColumn()

Add a new column for this index.

Returns:

The ColumnMetadata

getNumberOfColumns

int getNumberOfColumns()

Accessor for the number of columns defined for this index.

Returns:

The number of columns

getMembers

MemberMetadata[] getMembers()

Accessor for all member(s) defined on the index.

Returns:

The fields/properties

getNumberOfMembers

int getNumberOfMembers()

Accessor for the number of fields/properties defined for this index.

Returns:

The number of members

newFieldMetadata

FieldMetadata newFieldMetadata(java.lang.String name)

Add a new field for this index.

Parameters:

name - Name of the field

Returns:

The FieldMetadata

newPropertyMetadata

PropertyMetadata newPropertyMetadata(java.lang.String name)

Add a new property for this index.

Parameters:

name - Name of the property

Returns:

The PropertyMetadata